Page 4 - Domestic Industry

Exports likely to improve in May, contraction expected to be 30-35%: Goyal

Addressing the Digital Summit on Exports organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Goyal said he expects the fall in exports to narrow to 8-10 per cent in June.

Use of technology integral for Covid-19 containment strategy: Harsh Vardhan

The GoM was informed that close to 90 million users had downloaded the Aarogya Setu app as on May 4

Govt approves Rs 13K-crore package to boost bulk drugs manufacture

Industry feels India first needs to tap existing capacity before setting up new drugs parks

Why high cigarette taxes hurt the economy

Loss of jobs due to increase in smuggling and counterfeiting is not on the radar of policy makers

Davos 2020: Tariff wars now the new norm, disrupting global value chains

Tariff wars are among the three serious challenges to global trade.

Focus on 'cost of biz' to make industries more competitive: Tata Steel MD

'We have seen some signs of improvement in the last few months of 2019', said T V Narendran

Year closes on a gloomy note

Export, import, private investment, domestic demand, direct tax revenue, and indirect tax collection all show a declining trend

Steps taken to protect domestic industry from unfair trade practices: Govt

There has also been a reduction in the number of actual days taken to initiate investigations

India's RCEP foray may prove disastrous for domestic industry: Expert

The limited number of industries that have called for India to join RCEP need to address their own structural issues.

India must take a leaf out of China's book and prepare its economy for RCEP

The economy needs changes that can't be made overnight; without them, it will continue to under-perform, whether India signs up for RCEP or not. Work should have started 7 years ago, writes T N Ninan

Congress, JDS voice reservations against RCEP deal, threaten protests

Congress leader Siddaramaiah has demanded that government make public the contents of the proposed RCEP agreement and hold consultations before signing it

Why India badly needs an export boost to reverse its economic slump

Almost all the talk at present is about import substitution and raising tariffs, but a fundamental reason for India's recent slowdown has been its failure to generate export momentum, writes T N Ninan

Industry has to compete on everything as tariff safety temporary: DIPP Secy

Centre and the states need to work together to provide necessary support to industry to enhance their competitiveness, said Secretary Ramesh Abhishek